Inmate assaulted at Oak Park Heights prison.

Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff

The Minnesota Department of Corrections is investigating an inmate-on-inmate assault at the MCF-Oak Park Heights prison that resulted in potentially life-threatening injuries to the victim.

At 12:05 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 8, corrections officers responded to assist canteen staff following an assault. When responding staff arrived, they found a 59 year-old incarcerated manunresponsive and bleeding from his head.

Additional DOC staff, including medical personnel, were dispatched to assist the victim and calm the situation. The victim was transported by ambulance to Regions Hospital in St. Paul.

The suspect in the assault is a 22-year-old incarcerated man who was secured without incident and is currently being held in administrative segregation pending the outcome of the investigation. The preliminary investigation indicates the suspect punched the victim, who hit his...